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81. Harold Ashby, Former KC Jazz Player, Dies At 78 Harold Ashby, Former KC Jazz Player, Dies At 78 June 18, 2003 Newspaper article concerning the death of Harold Ashby, a Kansas City born jazz saxophonist who played with Duke Ellington's orchestra. He grew up in Kansas City attending R.T. Coles School and Lincoln...
82. Harvey Rettberg Papers Finding Aid Harvey Rettberg Papers Finding Aid ca1950s-1990s, [bulk 1960s-70s] Collection of correspondence, publications, photographs, newspaper clippings (including obituaries), etc., belonging to Harvey Rettberg, co-founder of the Coon-Sanders Nighthawks Fan Club. Includes information...
83. Henderson, Haden & K. C. All-Stars Barnstorm Henderson, Haden & K. C. All-Stars Barnstorm April//1997 Photo and article about band "[o]rganized for the ephemeral film 'Kansas City,' the 13-piece Kansas City All-Stars."
84. History of Jazz History of Jazz ca. 1965 A comprehensive paper (written by Gordon Stevenson) on the history of jazz in the Kansas City and surrounding areas from its origins in the late 19th century to its decline after the Pendergast era around...
85. Honoring a Statesman of KC Jazz Honoring a Statesman of KC Jazz April 13, 2004 Local jazz drummer, Everett Alvin Dodd, will have a headstone now thanks to the Coda Jazz Foundation. Dodd died on Christmas eve, 1999 and is buried in Forest Hill Cemetery. He was vice president of the...
86. Hot Lips Page Hot Lips Page 2008 This book features the biography of Oran "Hot Lips" Page, local jazz trumpeter who was in Count Basie's early band. Page went on to be a featured soloist with Artie Shaw, a star of New York's 52nd street,...
87. I Remember You I Remember You June 28, 1905 Chapter of biography describing Charlie Parker's life from early 1952 to the time of his death in March, 1955. Includes details of gigs on the West Coast and elsewhere during these years, as well as the...
88. In Closing . . . In Closing . . . August/September, 2003 Obituary for saxophonist Harold Ashby, who died June 13, 2003 in New York. Ashby was born in Kansas City in 1925, and was ''a direct link to a succession of great Kansas City tenor players that included...
89. In Praise of Those Who Spread the Word In Praise of Those Who Spread the Word October/November, 2003 Alphabetical list of 33 individuals credited with "spreading the word" about Kansas City jazz on the national and international stage.
90. In Touch with Bobby Watson In Touch with Bobby Watson December 2008/January 2009 Article profiles jazz saxphonist, composer, and educator, Bobby Watson. A native of Kansas City, Kansas, Watson spent much of his career in New York City. He returned to Kansas City in 2002 to assume the...
91. It Came from Kansas City: The How and Why behind the Development of Kansas City Jazz It Came from Kansas City: The How and Why behind the Development of Kansas City Jazz Winter-Spring//2001 Photos and article about the development of the unique Kansas City jazz sound and scene in the 1920s-1930s during the Pendergast machine era and the city's efforts to embrace the tradition in recent years....
92. Jay McShann Jay McShann Photos, illustrations, and information on Jay McShann, a jazz pianist born in Oklahoma about 1916 and coming to Kansas City in 1937, playing with several prominent jazz musicians and at many clubs, starting...
93. Jay McShann 1916-2006 Jay McShann 1916-2006 March 1, 2007 Article memorializing Kansas City jazz great Jay McShann, composed of quotes about the musician by friends, fellow musicians, scholars, and fans.
94. Jay McShann: "It's Still a Gas Playing in Kansas City" Jay McShann: "It's Still a Gas Playing in Kansas City" February/March, 1997 Interview with Kansas City jazz legend Jay McShann. McShann discusses his personal jazz history, as well as his relationship with Charlie Parker.
95. Jay McShann: Still Swingin' Away Jay McShann: Still Swingin' Away May-June//1999 Photos and biographical article about James Columbus McShann, or Jay McShann, a longtime black jazz and blues musician of Kansas City born in Oklahoma in 1916 and coming here in the 1930s as a pianist...
96. JayMo & Friends JayMo & Friends March 1, 2006 Description of "Kansas City-based ensemble which regularly appears at Jardine's on Main Street". The band is named for lead singer Jay Mowbray who is also profiled.
97. Jazz Broke the Color Barrier, Musicians Say Jazz Broke the Color Barrier, Musicians Say February/20/2002 Donald Parsons and Arch Martin recall the Kansas City jazz scene and how it did not include segregation between blacks and whites. They recalled how what mattered was rather or not you could play well....
98. Jazz great is sent off in style. Jazz great is sent off in style. August 22, 2003 Column describes gathering of jazz musicians in Kansas City to commemorate the death of Harold Ashby. The saxophonist was born in Kansas City in 1925 but joined Duke Ellington's orchestra and lived in...
99. Jazz in K. C. Jazz in K. C. May//1962 Magazine article with photos and discussion on jazz artists, including Lester Young, Count Basie, Charlie Parker, et al.
100. Jazz Jam Crashers Jazz Jam Crashers October 26-November 1, 2006 Article describes the stricter enforcement of liquor regulations at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in October, 2006. The building, which hosts famous after-hours jam sessions for jazz musicians and fans,...